Where? Axalp - Ebenfluh Shooting Range, Switzerland When? October 2017
The Axalp airpower demonstration (Fliegerschiessen) of the Swiss Air Force is held every year in the beginning of October. Located ...

... P-40 chasing and finally shooting down the fake Japanese Zero fighter.
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Noisy was also the Vietnam scenario, with the highly agile Bronco in the sky and three ...

... vil aircraft, shooting the "Kabo" at Dhaka must have been my lucky shot during that trip! On the other hand Jet Airways or several Chinese airlines arrived so often that I actually got really bored by them...
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... happy. Constantly shooting directly into the sun if they attend the event.
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The good shots are only possible from other locations. The approach is rather nice as all the planes ...

... ing. Shooting with the forrest in the background neverthelss provides for some nice photos and gives a nice variation to the ones with a blue sky as a background. And you should not miss the arrivals on Fr ...

... on tight circles and could not compete with the other afterburner-powered jets, seeing these two Warsaw Pact warriors in the air and even shooting flares was a sight not to forget!
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... and lens hanging around his neck, business shoes, trousers and a white shirt. After doing some shooting through the fence he finally started talking to me and somehow insisted on knowing in which hotel I ...

... ons against their 'enemies' on the ground, which were shooting simulated ground-air guns at them.
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Of course another favourite of me was also the blue F-2A of the 6th from Tsuiki ...

Where? Hatzerim AFB, Israel When? 25/06/2009
A unique and rarely offered possibility to see the aircraft of the Israeli Defence Forces / Air Force (IDF/AF) in action is the chance to attend the annual ...

... quadron) and the Greek and Turkish HARM-shooting capable F-16s. The Turkish Air Force did also send F-4E Phantom 2020 for the air superiority rule to Lagerlechfeld. Royal Air Force Tornado GR.4s of IX ...

... hat day and two T-4s from other bases visited the airfield as well. During midday it got a bit hazy but we continued shooting because all the aircraft departed with different configurations of tanks and tr ...

Where? Ebenfluh Shooting Range - Central Switzerland When? 09-11/10/2006
Axalp 2006 has been another Axalp without snow. I do not know if this is only due to bad luck or to the changing climate, but ...

Where? Ebenfluh Shooting Range -Switzerland When? 12-13/10/2005
After walking up on the Axalp in deep snow two years ago and seeing the final presentation of the Mirage III RS up there I promised that ...

Where? Axalp - Switzerland When? 08-10/10/2003 The Swiss Air Force demonstration at the Ebenfluh Shooting Range, mostly refered to as Axalp because of the nearby village, is a unique possibility to ...

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